Posted By Joanne Davidson On November 6, 2007 @ 11:50 am In In General | No Comments

The ones named Kate, Gisele and Naomi tend to get all the ink. But on Nov. 1 in Denver, three volunteers put the “super” in supermodel by taking time from their busy schedules to walk the runway at Macy’s Cherry Creek.
The show was part of a luxurious evening designed to generate enthusiasm for the Junior League of Denver Holiday Mart, which opens Nov. 29 at Denver Merchandise Mart. In addition to viewing fashions from the store’s Impulse department, there was the opportunity to enjoy manicures, chair massages, make-up applications, refreshments and music.
League President Laura Hopkins, Vice President Lindsay Filsinger and Salon d’Arts founder Natalie Rekstad-Lynn joined the pros on the runway — a task that involved more than just a few seconds in the spotlight.
Each took time off from work on Halloween — Hopkins is a human resources executive with Western Union, Filsinger is a Realtor and Rekstad-Lynn was just days away from Le Jeune Salon, an auction and sale for young collectors that takes place Nov. 9 at Gallery 1261 — to be fitted for the clothes they would wear. On show day, they arrived about an hour ahead of the crowd to have their makeup done and get dressed.
Their labor of love was rewarded with enthusiastic applause, and brisk Holiday Mart ticket sales.
“We were expecting 100 people and we stopped counting at 260,” said Jordan Bullock, co-chair of the JLD’s partner projects and one of the event’s organizers. “We ran out of wristbands (used to identify those who’d paid the $20 admission and were thus entitled to all of the party’s amenities) and I believe we’ve sold all of the Holiday Mart tickets that we’d brought.”
Additional information on Holiday Mart can be seen on the Junior League website, jld.org.

Pictures taken at the evening of pampering are posted at denverpost.com/SeenGallery.

Denver Post Society Editor Joanne Davidson is a sustaining member of the JLD and also modeled in the show. She was channeling her “inner Cindy” right up ’til the moment of the grand finale, when she stepped out of one of her shoes.